I think GoT even pales in comparison to Boardwalk Empire or Breaking Bad. That being said, I don't think the Leftovers characters are total nihilists, but many are certainly on the brink. The book covers this angle better than the TV show has so far. There is an increased feeling of loss of religion and hope in the…

Exactly. This reviewer's goal in life seems to be to make sure every TV show cast reflects the great expectations set by Saved By The Bell.

This is easily the largest pile of shit I have ever read on this site. I don't think this reviewer will get the characters on this show until they dumb them down to the levels of a G.I. Joe cartoon from 1983. Maybe then she will understand who she is supposed to be rooting for. God forbid a show that tries to craft…

Ya, gotta agree. Light Up Gold was such a fun, energetic album and this one kinda falls flat. Maybe three or four good songs, but "She's Rolling" is so awful it pretty much kills the entire album for me.

Was this from about ten years ago? I kind of remember this article. It was probably in CityBeat since The Reader, at that time, didn't do any feature length stories on touring artists. Everything had to be local. There is a small chance it could have been in Fahrenheit (a short-lived rag circa 2004) as well. Pokez was…

Yes. Kyle Mooney is often mistaken for Brad Pitt.

He is waaaaaay over-exposed right now. I am getting tired of him the same way I got tired of Demetri Martin. He is kinda the hipster-comedian of the moment. His shorts on SNL are nice and weird, but very rarely laugh out loud funny. They would work better if some of the skits were actually laugh out loud funny. That…

The premiere episode of Check It Out This season was so demented, sick and brilliant. The moment when he tripped on the stair in the altar in the church episode had me pissing my pants as well. Brule rules.

Nah….if I want hooky prog I'll just listen to stuff like Stephen Malkmus' solo output, the Descendents and All's more proggy moments, or Moving Pictures. Perhaps even old stuff by The Who such as "Sparks." In general the only reason why these old bands would be considered prog instead of rock is because their talent…

And yet we have somehow shifted to talking about a band that knew every chord in the book, but who still couldn't write a hook to save their lives. This story repeats endlessly throughout time…

To be sympathetic to the reviewer, I read this book, and I really wish I hadn't. It was really pretty lousy. When I saw the trailer for the film I was kinda shocked that someone had chosen it for adaptation. They must have been like, "Find me the worst Nick Hornby book pronto!!!"

True. Since I stopped playing in a band I got rid of my gigging bass amp and just have a sweet sounding lil' 50-watt Orange that I play through. Plus only one bass. Three acoustic guitars and two electrics on the other hand. Two amps as well, and all the pedals…

Good call. The band really plays well on the reunion circuit these days. My only gripe is Johnny Rotten singing everything in his P.I.L. voice. I want the old Johnny Rotten voice with these songs!

The classic vibe strats and teles are really good quality. Better than the standard mexi strats and teles, and prolly equal or better than all the other mexi Fenders as well.

$1000 for a bass amp in the other hand is prolly on the low-end. A good bass amp that sounds good and is loud enough to gig with is damn pricey!

Recipe For Hate is way under-rated. Good call, even though I do prefer Stranger Than Fiction. I think both of these albums are a bit too "rock" for the BR traditionalists…

Best start eating yer ass off again, boy. Ain't nobody wantin' to be hearin' 'bout a legendary eater stoppin' legendary eatin', gettin' skinny, and then apologizin' for insultin' someone on the internets. Get back on yer game with a trip to Weinershnitzel followed by a timed binge at Baskin Robbins.

Nice post. Someday, someone is gonna write a great book centering on the message board fan-culture of internet-era pop culture…especially with bands. I am sure Weezer would prove a fascinating case-study in this realm. Rabid fans, talking daily on their boards about the bands music and other random things, building up…

To me, the only jarring difference was the TV show feels to lean a bit more on the sci-fi end of the spectrum than the book did. The book REALLY zeroes in on the human interactions and the suburban aspect of everything.

Rivers is a fascinating case-study. He is a hair-metal guitar-god stuck in a successful 90's alt-rock band…which he created. The craziest thing is that he can actually write pretty good alt-rock songs as well, but that he seems to harbor a secret allegiance to his metal roots. He constantly seems torn as to which…